Robins full of praise for striker McNulty after 'bright' opening goal against Grimsby - The Coventry Observer

Robins full of praise for striker McNulty after 'bright' opening goal against Grimsby

Coventry Editorial 14th Aug, 2017   0

FOOTBALL: MARK Robins was full of praise for striker Marc McNulty after his opening goal helped guide the Sky Blues to a 2-0 win against Grimsby.

The 24-year-old, who signed for the Sky Blues in May, scored his first competitive league goal for the club on Saturday – though it didn’t come without its controversies.

McNulty took control of the ball after Nathan Clarke played the ball back to his goalkeeper after a free-kick was awarded.

But when Clarke’s pass appeared to be the taking of the free kick, McNulty was quick to react and soon rounded Grimsby’s keeper to put the Sky Blues ahead.




Despite protests from the home side, Robins didn’t see anything wrong with the goal and said it was a bright piece of play from his Scottish forward.

“They were incensed by it but we did not really see what was wrong,” said Robins.


“He went around the keeper and stuck it into an empty net. What we saw was Nathan Clarke put his hand on the ball, played it back to the goalkeeper and the referee has deemed that as the taking of the free kick.

“Once we had got the goal, Marc was brighter than anyone else on the pitch and he showed us what he has in his locker.

“He grew into the game and got into some dangerous positions. He and Beavon worked together really well.”

Robins was also quick to praise his side’s desire to win Saturday’s second league game, the first away trip of the season.

A second clean sheet means the Sky Blues are yet to concede this season – and they’ll be hoping to continue that trend this Saturday when they face Newport at home.

Robins said: “Their desire was evident throughout the game.

“For about 35 minutes of the first half we were just giving the ball away so we were trying to play longer football and sometimes you need to do that to settle down.

“I think we will grow. We certainly did in that game and for the last ten minutes of the first half we were on top and I could really sense a goal coming.

“Coming away from home for the first time is a test but we have stood up to everything that they have thrown at us and grew into a game. It was a really good away performance.”

Support community journalism by making a contribution.

The Coventry Observer's team of journalists provide a trusted source news, sport, entertainment and events going on in your area and issues which matter to you - both via our free weekly print edition and daily updates on our website.

Every contribution, however big or small, you can make will help us continue to do that now and in the future.

Thanks for reading this and the Coventry Observer.

Are you on Facebook?

Like or follow our Facebook page - facebook.com/CovObserver to get daily news updates straight to your news feed.

Announcements

Weddings, Birthdays, Bereavements, Thank you notices, Marriages and more.

Subscribe

Receive a weekly update to your inbox by signing up to our weekly newsletter.

Advertising

Advertise with the Coventry Observer to reach your audience

Buy Photos

Buy photos online from the Coventry Observer newspaper.